khaim solomonovich sutin was born in the town of smilovichi, abbot district of minsk province, into aily. his father was a tailor and his son's desire. become an artist did not support, but still the boy received an art education, first at the drawing school of jacob kruger in minsk, and then in vilna. throughout all this time, he did not stop dreaming of paris, which he dreamed of softly, and the city lived up to his hopes, although not immediately. he ends up in paris, unable to make money from his creativity, he took on any job, and greedily destroyed his own works, considering them unprofessional. there he met and became friends with amadeo madegliani, who played a major role in the formation of the individual painting style of the young artist. the years 1920-1930 were the most fruitful period in the work of chaim soutine. the time when fame and financial well-being came to him. during this period , the american drew attention to him. collector albert barnes and purchased more than 50 paintings for his collection. in 1927 , the first solo exhibition of chaim soutine took place at